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China’s universities just grabbed 8 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Rankings influence student matriculation numbers, attract talented faculty and justify donations from wealthy donors.

Key Points: 
  • Rankings influence student matriculation numbers, attract talented faculty and justify donations from wealthy donors.
  • University leaders rail against them, and some schools “withdraw” from them, but rankings are influential.
  • A radical shift in the data underlying rankings is about to upend the rankings world – largely in favor of China’s position.
  • China’s swift progress in science and technology, propelled by investments in research and university strength, has alarmed the United States and other nations.

Broader range of more sources

  • But careful curation makes it the gold standard of academic indexing and one that journals and authors aspire to join.
  • Reliance on curated databases is about to end with the introduction of rankings based on open data like that collected by OpenAlex.
  • OpenAlex claims to include over 100,000 journals – of highly varying quality and editorial practices – compared with SCI’s 9,200.

Reflecting China’s research productivity

  • As China has invested in education and grown its science and engineering capacity, many more people turn out scholarly articles.
  • From a very small number in the 1980s, China had 2.2 million scientists and engineers by 2023, based on UNESCO data.
  • China’s scholarly output of scientific and engineering articles shows a very rapid rise since the 1990s, with growth outpacing all other nations.
  • Open-access publishing services have grown rapidly and offer fast publication times, but there are questions about the quality of their journals.
  • Chinese researchers and their sponsoring institutions put a huge premium on publishing in international journals, even those hosted by questionable publishers.


Caroline Wagner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Clarivate announces changes to the 2023 Journal Citation Reports All Web of Science Core Collection journals, including arts and humanities will have Journal Impact Factors

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Social Sciences Citation Index, Western literature, Improper integral, Editorial, AHCI, Professional services, Global South, Gold, Technology, Policy, Review, Ecosystem, Librarian, Journal Citation Reports, Institute for Scientific Information, Science Citation Index, CVS, Impact factor, Research, Solution, Clarivate, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, JCR, JIF, Metric, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Web of Science, List of life sciences, Health care, ISI, Twitter, Final good, Institute, Academy, Publication, The arts, Humanities, ESCI, EU, SSCI, Center, Factor X, International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, NYSE, CWTS, Behavior, SCIE, Leiden University, Invention, Science and Technology Select Committee, Pharmaceutical industry, Periodical literature, Publishing, Book, Medical device, Management, Science

This means expanding the JIF from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) to include journals from the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)and the multidisciplinary Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

Key Points: 
  • This means expanding the JIF from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) to include journals from the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)and the multidisciplinary Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
  • I welcome the expansion of the JIF to all journals in Web of Science Core Collection.
  • These include:
    The Journal Citation Indicator, which represents the average category-normalized citation impact for papers published in the prior three-year period.
  • You can find more information including our suppression policy in the Journal Citation Reports Reference Guide .

Clarivate announces changes to the 2023 Journal Citation Reports All Web of Science Core Collection journals, including arts and humanities will have Journal Impact Factors

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Social Sciences Citation Index, Western literature, Improper integral, Editorial, AHCI, Professional services, Global South, Gold, Technology, Policy, Review, Ecosystem, Librarian, Journal Citation Reports, Institute for Scientific Information, Science Citation Index, CVS, Impact factor, Research, Solution, Clarivate, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, JCR, JIF, Metric, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Web of Science, List of life sciences, Health care, ISI, Twitter, Final good, Institute, Academy, Publication, The arts, Humanities, ESCI, EU, SSCI, Center, Factor X, International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, NYSE, CWTS, Behavior, SCIE, Leiden University, Invention, Science and Technology Select Committee, Pharmaceutical industry, Periodical literature, Publishing, Book, Medical device, Management, Science

This means expanding the JIF from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) to include journals from the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)and the multidisciplinary Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

Key Points: 
  • This means expanding the JIF from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) to include journals from the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)and the multidisciplinary Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
  • I welcome the expansion of the JIF to all journals in Web of Science Core Collection.
  • These include:
    The Journal Citation Indicator, which represents the average category-normalized citation impact for papers published in the prior three-year period.
  • You can find more information including our suppression policy in the Journal Citation Reports Reference Guide .

Clarivate Launches New Global Research Report on Managing Academic Publication Credit in a Collaborative World

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
NYSE, Institute, Employment, Center, Science, CNCI, Institute for Scientific Information, Achievement, Motivation, Century, Publishing, Collaboration, Research, Intellectual property, Invention, CWTS, Decision-making, Solution, Method, International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, Clarivate, Mission, Western literature, Leiden University, ISI, Management

LONDON, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today released a new report from the company's Institute for Scientific Information™ which proposes a new method for analyzing the credit authors of academic papers receive via citations.

Key Points: 
  • Across the research landscape, receipt of credit via the citation of sources influences motivation and reputation.Credit for publishing academic research often affects employment, promotion and funding at the individual level, as well as funding and decision making for academic research institutions and nations.
  • In an increasingly global and collaborative world, where the number of articles naming dozens or even hundreds of researchers as authors is rapidly increasing , the need for informed, data-driven analysis on credit that works across research disciplines and regions is essential.
  • Making it count: Research credit management in a collaborative world proposes a new indicator, the 'Collaborative CNCI' (Collab-CNCI) as one possible solution.
  • It highlights key aspects of achievement and shows where institutions generate significant academic credit from citations to their more domestic papers.

Clarivate Launches New Global Research Report on Managing Academic Publication Credit in a Collaborative World

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
NYSE, Institute, Employment, Center, Science, CNCI, Institute for Scientific Information, Achievement, Motivation, Century, Publishing, Collaboration, Research, Intellectual property, Invention, CWTS, Decision-making, Solution, Method, International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, Clarivate, Mission, Western literature, Leiden University, ISI, Management

Across the research landscape, receipt of credit via the citation of sources influences motivation and reputation.Credit for publishing academic research often affects employment, promotion and funding at the individual level, as well as funding and decision making for academic research institutions and nations.

Key Points: 
  • Across the research landscape, receipt of credit via the citation of sources influences motivation and reputation.Credit for publishing academic research often affects employment, promotion and funding at the individual level, as well as funding and decision making for academic research institutions and nations.
  • In an increasingly global and collaborative world, where the number of articles naming dozens or even hundreds of researchers as authors is rapidly increasing , the need for informed, data-driven analysis on credit that works across research disciplines and regions is essential.
  • Making it count: Research credit management in a collaborative world proposes a new indicator, the 'Collaborative CNCI' (Collab-CNCI) as one possible solution.
  • It highlights key aspects of achievement and shows where institutions generate significant academic credit from citations to their more domestic papers.

CWT appoints John Pelant as Chief Technology Officer

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Rail, Air, Transport, Lodging, Destinations, Travel, Public transport, Articles, CWTS, CWT, Chief technology officer, Chief information officer, Chief executive officer

CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, today announces the appointment of John Pelant as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, with effect from 1 November 2019.

Key Points: 
  • CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, today announces the appointment of John Pelant as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, with effect from 1 November 2019.
  • Based in Minneapolis, John will report to Kurt Ekert, President & CEO of CWT, and serve as a member of the CWT Executive Leadership Team.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191015005952/en/
    John Pelant Executive VP & CTO Oct 2019 (Photo: Business Wire)
    Formerly CWTs Chief Information Officer (CIO), John will oversee the continued development of CWTs engineering and technology, innovation and IT infrastructure and operations.
  • A terrific leader who has been with CWT for many years, John brings invaluable insight and a track record of execution to our B2B4E focus.

In Human vs. Machine, CWT Study Finds Two-Thirds of Travelers Prefer Machines When Booking Air Travel

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Technology, Internet, Transport, Air, Travel, Transportation, Mobile, Wireless, Information appliances, CWTS, Smartphone, Classes of computers, Computers, Technology

Research by CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, shows that travelers prefer to manage their travel transactions digitally, via an app or browser.

Key Points: 
  • Research by CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, shows that travelers prefer to manage their travel transactions digitally, via an app or browser.
  • However, travelers are more receptive speaking to a person face-to-face when checking into their hotel (46%) and checking out (51%).
  • Technology is becoming more and more dominant in the travel ecosystem, said Andrew Jordan, CWTs Chief Product and Technology Officer.
  • In contrast, 53% of travelers in Asia Pacific prefer to book travel on their smartphones, compared to 40% of Americas travelers and only 26% of Europeans.